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The Basic Report can be found as a sub-option under Display on the Main Menu, as well as under the [[Main_Menu_Map|Main Menu Map]] options. This display option of IFs allows users to present important information for a country or group. As the name suggests, this display feature presents a basic report of various important variables for selected countries or groups.
The ''Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groups'' can be found from the Main Menu: choose '''Display''' and then click '''''Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groups''.''' It can also be accessed through the ''Main Menu Pop-up'' by clicking on a country from the Main Menu map.  


A sample Basic Report (below) shows you a selection of variables from the model in key issue areas. The image below is for India in the default, single-grid format.
As the name suggests, this display feature presents a basic report of some important variables for selected countries or groups. The report displays annual data and forecasts in ten year increments from 2020 to 2050. Click on a variable name to open a Table Display for that variable for all saved scenarios.
[[File:Example of Basic Report.png|center|thumb|950x950px|Example of the Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings page for Kenya.]]
There are several options and features on this page:


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* [[Repeated Features#General%20Display%20Options|'''Continue''']]: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
* '''View''': Choose '''Normal''' to display indicators in annual form, '''Percent Change from First Year''', or '''Percent Change from Base Year'''. Current selection will have a checkmark next to it.
* '''Explain Scenarios''':
** '''Explain Selected Scenario''': Reveal assumptions and parameter changes behind the selected scenario.
** '''Explain File Numbering''': Open pop-up with explanation to scenario numbering.
* '''Switch''':
** '''Use Groups''' or '''Use Country/Regions''': Change between displaying groups or countries and regions. If Country/regions are currently selected then '''Use Country/Regions''' will be displayed from the dropdown and vice versa.
** '''Switch to Report2''' or '''Report1''': Change to view a different set of variables. If Report 1 is currently selected then '''Switch to Report2''' will be displayed and vice versa.
* '''Help''': Open the corresponding page in the [[Main Page|Pardee Wiki]].


Click on the arrow attached to the Countries/Regions box. A list of the countries/regions used in IFs will appear. Click on one of interest to you and see the report change to that country/region. If you click on the Use Groups option in the top menu, the&nbsp;[[Country/Region,_Group_or_G-List|Countries/Regions]]&nbsp;box changes to Groups and you can pick a grouping of countries/regions. Note that the Use Groups option in the menu changes to Use Country/Regions when you touch it (it is a "toggle switch"). Experiment with displaying a variety of countries/regions and groups. Moving to the right of the countries/regions scroll-down list, you are able to change the Run-Result-File that is used to compute the forecast.
Display Option Fields:


[[File:Basic.gif|frame|right|Example of a single grid view in IFs]]The sub-options under the View selection allow examination of percentage changes from the initial year or the percentage difference between a selected Run-Result-File and the base case. Click on View and then on Percent change from first year. The user will be able to see whether variables are forecasted to grow or shrink relative to the base year. The base case can also then be compared to different Run-Result-Files with the percent change from the Base Case sub-option.
* '''Countries or Regions''': Choose desired country or group from the drop down.
 
* '''Select Scenario''': Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down. Hold ctrl to select more than one scenario.
The sub-option next to View is Explain Scenarios. This sub-option contains several functions. The user is able to select&nbsp;[[Annotation|Show Scenario Annotation]]&nbsp;which explains the premises and assumptions of a given scenario. The numbering of the various scenarios is explained by a function in this sub-option, and the user can also attach new scenarios that he/she may have developed.
 
To experiment with Identify a variable of special interest to you in a grid table of the Basic Report (such as Population). Double-click on the variable name. That will call up a table of the variable over time. The table will have at least two columns. Each column header will show the name of the variable for a particular Run-Result-File or scenario of the model, and the number in brackets after the variable name identifies the Run-Result-File. For instance, the number 1 always identifies the Base Case. The Explain File Numbering sub-option under Explain Scenarios on the Basic Report menu can explain more about file numbering. With the table on your screen, select&nbsp;[[General_Display_Options#Line_Graph,_Bar_Graph,_Scatter,_Etc.|the Line Graph option and the Bar Graph option]]&nbsp;to see how to differently display this variable.
 
The Switch to Report 2/Switch to Report1 toggle allows you to move between two different reports that can display different variables. In order to personalize the variables you see in Report 1 and Report 2, click on the Define Report option. By clicking on Define Report, a screen opens with all possible variables that can be included in a report organized into columns: the first column describes the variable, the next column defines what sub-module it belongs in, the next column allows you to include (Yes) or not include (No) this variable in Report 1, the next column allows you to specify the dimensions of the variable used in Report 1, the next asks you to include (Yes) or not include (No) this variable in Report 2 and the final column allows you to specify the dimensions of the variable used in Report 2.
 
The user is able to print the Basic Report by clicking on Display Report for Printing, which shows what the report would like as a printed document.
 
Clicking on the option Define Report will cause a dialogue box to appear. This dialogue box contains a list definitions for the variables included in the Basic Report, as well as for a multitude of variables that may not be included. To include a variable not listed in the Basic Report but is included in the Definition list, simply left click on the cell in the Report column to highlight the cell, and then click on the arrow that appeared in the cell. The “No” should change to “Yes.” If the user wants to include the newly added variable in multiple reports, then the “No” cell in the Report 2 column should also be changed to “Yes,” by following the same procedure. The user is also able to select from multiple dimensions for some of the variables.


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Revision as of 15:48, 14 July 2025

The Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groups can be found from the Main Menu: choose Display and then click Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groups. It can also be accessed through the Main Menu Pop-up by clicking on a country from the Main Menu map.

As the name suggests, this display feature presents a basic report of some important variables for selected countries or groups. The report displays annual data and forecasts in ten year increments from 2020 to 2050. Click on a variable name to open a Table Display for that variable for all saved scenarios.

Example of the Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings page for Kenya.

There are several options and features on this page:

  • Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
  • View: Choose Normal to display indicators in annual form, Percent Change from First Year, or Percent Change from Base Year. Current selection will have a checkmark next to it.
  • Explain Scenarios:
    • Explain Selected Scenario: Reveal assumptions and parameter changes behind the selected scenario.
    • Explain File Numbering: Open pop-up with explanation to scenario numbering.
  • Switch:
    • Use Groups or Use Country/Regions: Change between displaying groups or countries and regions. If Country/regions are currently selected then Use Country/Regions will be displayed from the dropdown and vice versa.
    • Switch to Report2 or Report1: Change to view a different set of variables. If Report 1 is currently selected then Switch to Report2 will be displayed and vice versa.
  • Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki.

Display Option Fields:

  • Countries or Regions: Choose desired country or group from the drop down.
  • Select Scenario: Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down. Hold ctrl to select more than one scenario.

Multiple Grid View

You can click on the Switch to Multiple Grid toggle at the top of the menu to switch to a different and, for some users, preferable form of display. You will be presented with a multiple grid table that separates variables into different categories. From the Multiple Grid report, you are able to accomplish the same functions as were explained above in the Single Grid report section, however, years are not displayed across the column headers. A new scroll-down list appears between the country/regions list and the Run-Result-File list. You now can specifically choose the year you would like displayed.

Example of a multiple grid view in IFs

         

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